Florida Arrests 3 in Heartland Breach - PC World
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The first arrests in connection with the recently disclosed breach at Heartland Payment Systems have been made.
The Leon County, Florida Sheriff's office earlier this week announced the arrests of three area residents -- Tony Acreus, Jeremy Frazier and Timothy Johns -- for allegedly using stolen credit card numbers associated with the breach.
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